birth-certificate bathroom requirement vs. gender-identity access
Do you support policies requiring individuals to use the bathroom that matches the sex on their birth certificate or support policies allowing transgender individuals to use the public bathroom corresponding to their gender identity?
Bathroom matching sex on birth certificate
63%
Bathroom corresponding to gender identity
25%
Don't Know
12%
Wording notes: restrictive option read first | single question offers two policies in one sentence
neutral — Both policy alternatives are stated in comparable terms; the restrictive option is read first, which can modestly advantage it, but neither side carries loaded terms.
Subgroup figures (4)
party
| Group | Bathroom matching sex on birth certificate | Bathroom corresponding to gender identity |
|---|---|---|
| Republicans | 82% | — |
| Independents | 70% | — |
| Democrats | 42% | 42% |